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R&D: Wearables
A novel wearable for infants provides reliable assessment of motor abilities during early development. The smart jumpsuit, called MAIJU (Motor Assessment of Infants with a Jumpsuit), is a...
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Polymer scientists have developed a starch-based polymer that makes it possible to create a fully biodegradable soft material for sensors. The resulting ‘Advanced Scalable Supersoft Elastic...
News: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Intricon, a developer and manufacturer of medical devices powered by smart miniaturized electronics, has launched a new Biosensors Center of Excellence (CoE)....
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Briefs: Wearables
News: Wearables
Movano Health, Pleasanton, CA, has announced successful preliminary results of its pivotal hypoxia trial, which was completed in conjunction with the...
INSIDER: Wearables
The next generation of wearable computing technology — for health and wellness, social interaction, and myriad other applications — will be even closer to the wearer than a watch or...
R&D: Wearables
Individuals who have limited hand function can control devices such as smartphones, computers, and wheelchairs by wearing a smart mouthguard. The novel bite-controlled optoelectronic system contains...
R&D: Wearables
A 3D printed light-sensing medical device is placed directly on the skin and gives real-time feedback to correlate light exposure with disease flareups. The device could help millions of people worldwide...
R&D: Medical
A new auditory sensor will be useful for healthcare devices that diagnose respiratory diseases. The skin-attachable device will also be useful as a sensor in microphones to...
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A wearable vest system is designed to monitor heart failure patients in their home and detect when their condition is worsening. Such early detection of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)...
Global Innovations: Wearables
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Researchers have embedded low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.
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On-skin medical sensors and wearable health devices must be flexible and ultrathin so they can move with the human body. Researchers demonstrated how an important component of the sensors...
INSIDER: Medical
A team of researchers used data from wearable devices to predict outcomes of treatment for depression on individuals who took part in a randomized clinical trial. They...
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Researchers and entrepreneurs have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea. In a pilot study, the implant...
Features: Wearables
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Transdermal Diagnostics, a University of Bath spinout company, has invented a wearable patch that allows people with diabetes to painlessly monitor their blood glucose levels. The company has...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A wearable assistive robot can detect and prevent a fall before it happens, reducing the user’s risk of sustaining injuries. The robot can also be used to aid patients’ rehabilitation from...
R&D: Wearables
A team of researchers has demonstrated a battery-free, wireless biochemical sensor that detected the blood sugar — or glucose — humans excrete from their skin when they...
R&D: Materials
Researchers have shown that electrospun materials have many advantages over conventional bulk materials for the development of wearables. Electrospun materials’ high surface-to-volume...
R&D: Wearables
A new device, called MedSENS, measures various vital parameters from the ear canal. The instrument consists of a probe about the size of an ear plug, which contains innovative measuring sensors. It...
R&D: Medical
Researchers have developed an instrument that can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in a single droplet of blood.
News: Wearables
Registration is now open for SAE Media Group's 2nd Annual Biosensors for Medical Wearables Conference, taking place October 24–25, 2022, in Boston, MA. The 2022...
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